---
name: karpathy-coding-dscpln-01d9849457db
description: "Compact coding-discipline overlay for Hermes based on Karpathy-inspired guidelines: think before coding, simplicity first, surgical changes, and goal-driven verification. Use when doing non-trivial code edits, reviews, refactors, or debugging where overengineering, hidden assumptions, or diff sprawl are risks."
version: 1.0.0
author: Hermes Agent
license: MIT
---

# Karpathy Coding Discipline

适用：
- 非平凡代码改动
- bugfix
- refactor
- review 前自检
- repo intake 后想吸收 coding discipline，而非安装 runtime

## 四原则

### 1. Think Before Coding
- 先显式假设
- 有歧义则列解释，不要静默选一条
- 若更简单路径存在，要指出
- 若关键前提不明，停下查明

### 2. Simplicity First
- 只写完成任务所需最小代码
- 不预埋未来配置层
- 不为单次使用做抽象
- 若 200 行可成 50 行，重写

### 3. Surgical Changes
- 只改请求直接命中的面
- 不顺手美化邻近代码
- 不删与任务无关的旧代码
- 只清理由自己改动造成的 orphan

### 4. Goal-Driven Execution
- 把任务转成可验证目标
- bug -> 先造复现 / 验证，再修
- refactor -> 前后验证不变
- feature -> 定义成功标准与检查方式

## Hermes 化约束
- 默认吸收为行为 discipline，不必安装任何插件或外部 skill runtime
- 更适合并入 repo 局部 `AGENTS.md` / `CLAUDE.md` / docs 约束
- 若项目已有更强本地规则，以项目规则优先

## 最适合的吸收方式
1. repo 文档追加短规则
2. 作为 review checklist
3. 作为实现前自检模板
4. 作为 plan/verify 提示模板

## 不建议
- 不要把它扩成长篇流程官僚文档
- 不要在简单一行改动上过度套流程
- 不要把“谨慎”变成“停滞”


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Source attribution: Hermes Agent
Original project: https://github.com/Undermybelt/hermes-skills/blob/d2296d2cbe142a98b3e7994e538c3430e7a513e0/skills/software-development/karpathy-coding-dscpln/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

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# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: Hermes Agent
Original project: https://github.com/Undermybelt/hermes-skills/blob/d2296d2cbe142a98b3e7994e538c3430e7a513e0/skills/software-development/karpathy-coding-dscpln/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Development & Engineering, Product Management
Roles: QA / Test Engineer, Product Manager
Specialties: Backend
Tools: Hermes
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source category, role and specialization labels
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